I grew up in Massachusetts and became interested in psychology after reading The Principles ofPsychology by William James. I graduated from Wesleyan University with a bachelors of science, from there studied English and French Literature at Harvard University. After taking a psychology course taught by William James I decided to focus on study psychology. I later studied psychology at Columbia University, where I earned my Ph.D.
I am best known for my theory called law and effect. I created this theory by studying how cats learn to escape a puzzle box. Through studying the cats I came to the conclusion that if a response is immediately followed by a positive outcome it is more likely that it will occur again in the future.
My name is Edward Thorndike,
I grew up in Massachusetts and became interested in psychology after reading The Principles of Psychology by William James. I graduated from Wesleyan University with a bachelors of science, from there studied English and French Literature at Harvard University. After taking a psychology course taught by William James I decided to focus on study psychology. I later studied psychology at Columbia University, where I earned my Ph.D.
I am best known for my theory called law and effect. I created this theory by studying how cats learn to escape a puzzle box. Through studying the cats I came to the conclusion that if a response is immediately followed by a positive outcome it is more likely that it will occur again in the future.
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